Scientists use ‘negative light’ to send secret messages hidden inside heat
Using a phenomenon called “negative light,” scientists invisibly transferred data disguised as background thermal radiation.
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‘Interstellar messenger’ 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal
The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, potentially putting it just under
Bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, but there’s a key difference — the female bonobos
A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species.
Why African striped mice can be the best of dads — or the worst
Environmental cues can flip a molecular switch in the brain, turning males from caregivers to killers.
A strange ‘chirp’ in a brilliant stellar blast points to a magnetar
Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.
Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them
Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin
A ‘mass migration’ of stars from the Milky Way’s center could explain why there’s life in our solar system
The Gaia telescope spotted more than 6,000 sunlike stars, all of which appear to have migrated from the galaxy’s center more than 4 billion years
‘It’s nature calling to humans, and humans deciding whether or not to reply’: Why we need to start paying attention to our mutually beneficial relationships with other species
Live Science spoke with Rob Dunn, an applied ecologist and author of the book “The Call of the Honeyguide,” about “mutualism” — how different species
AI may be giving teens bad nutrition advice
AI-generated meal plans for fictional teens cut an entire meal’s worth of calories and carbs while overemphasizing protein and fats, a new study reports.
The Amazon molly — a sex-skipping fish — hacks evolution
The Amazon molly reproduces without sex. A genomic copy-and-paste trick called gene conversion may explain how it avoids evolutionary meltdown.
‘Rectal garlic insertion for immune support’: Medical chatbots confidently give disastrously misguided advice, experts say
AI chatbots are seduced by misinformation that is delivered in medical jargon, leading them to give potentially dangerous advice.
Scientists squished microbes into a steel ‘sandwich’ — and made a profound discovery about life in space
“Extremophile” bacteria could survive asteroid impacts that are strong enough to launch them into space, suggesting that life could travel between planetary bodies.
Man in Czech Republic accidentally finds Bronze Age spearhead mold in his backyard
A stone being used in the foundation of an old barn in the Czech Republic turned out to be a Bronze Age spearhead mold.
One possible recipe for life on Titan is a bust
An experiment mimicking conditions on the Saturn moon suggests that cell-like bubbles don’t form in methane lakes, puncturing hopes for alien life.